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Copenhagen Consensus on Acromio-Clavicular Disorders

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Shoulder Concepts 2013: Consensus and Concerns

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The acromio-clavicular (AC) articulation has received increasing attention the last years. New techniques to re-establish normal function after dislocations have been developed, and arthroscopic techniques for cases of arthritis has been established. The ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee met in Copenhagen in June 2010 in an attempt to bring conclusions for a consensus on current diagnosis and treatment of AC-joint disorders.

ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee: Vicente Gutierrez, Mauricio Gutierrez, Giovanni di Giacomo, Ettore Taverna, Alex Castagna, Eiji Itoi, Jaap Willems, Steven Cohen, David Lintner, Benno Ejnismann

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  1. Parkens Private Hospital, Oestre Alle 42, 3rd, 2100, Copenhagen Oe, Denmark

    Klaus Bak

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave MARB 4th Floor, Farmington, CT, 06030-4037, USA

    Augustus Mazzocca

  3. University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave MARB 4th Floor, Farmington, CT, 06030-4037, USA

    Knut Beitzel

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-ku, Miyagi, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan

    Eiji Itoi

  5. Shoulder and Elbow Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain

    Emilio Calvo

  6. Insituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Guillermo Arce

  7. Shoulder Center of Kentucky, 240 Market St, Lexington, KY, 40507, USA

    William B. Kibler

  8. Kaiser Permanente 2951 Oakmont View Dr, Glendale, CA, 91208, USA

    Raffy Mirzayan, and the ISAKOS Upper Extremity Committee

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  1. de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Instituto Argentino, Marcelo T. de Alvear 2400, Buenos Aires, 1122, Argentina

    Guillermo Arce

  2. Parkens Private Hospital, Oestre Alle 42, 3rd, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

    Klaus Bak

  3. Health Center, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034-4037, Connecticut, USA

    Kevin P Shea

  4. School of Medicine, Tulane University, Tulane Avenue, SL32 1430, New Orleans, 70112, Louisiana, USA

    Felix Savoie III

  5. Shoulder Center of Kentucky, Market St. 240, Lexington, 40507, Kentucky, USA

    William Benjamin Kibler

  6. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku 1-1, Sendai, 980-8574, Miyagi, Japan

    Eiji Itoi

  7. Health Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034, Connecticut, USA

    Augustus D. Mazzocca

  8. Health Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington Avenue 263, Farmington, 06034, Connecticut, USA

    Knut Beitzel

  9. Reconstruction Surgery Unit, Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Shoulder and Elbow, Valle de la Fuenfria 10, Madrid, 28034, Spain

    Emilio Calvo

  10. CETE-UNIFESP-EPM, Rua Vanderley 466AP 232, São Paulo, 5011001, São Paulo, Brazil

    Benno Ejnisman

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Bak, K. et al. (2013). Copenhagen Consensus on Acromio-Clavicular Disorders. In: Arce, G., et al. Shoulder Concepts 2013: Consensus and Concerns. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38097-6_7

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